Portrait of a Grand Duchess Volkonskaya

Amelina Irina from the village of Fedoskino is the artist, who has painted this portrait of a Grand Duchess Volkonskaya. The original of this work was painted on canvas by the outstanding Russian painter, Karl Brulov, in 1837-1940. This masterpiece is currently exhibited in the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the box while red lacquer completes the interior of the work. The scene is framed with a gold line while the box's sides are decorated with two parallel gold lines. The lid is hinged from the left of the portrait, and the box rests on a flat bottom.
The work is signed with the artist's name and (diploma of)the 3rd course (of Fedoskino Art School).